<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 32-51. - Storage and disposal.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               No owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee of any property may deposit, store, or permit
               to accumulate any solid waste on his property that is not stored or disposed of in
               a manner prescribed by this article.
               
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               (b)
               
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               The owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee of any residential property shall remove or
               cause to be removed all solid waste from his property at least once each week (seven-day
               period). The owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee of any commercial property shall remove
               or cause to be removed all solid waste from his property at least once every 30 days.
               
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               (c)
               
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               Garbage shall be stored only in county approved and authorized disposal bags within
               a container that is durable, rust resistant, nonabsorbent, watertight, and easily
               cleaned, with a close-fitting, fly-tight cover in place, with adequate handles or
               bails to facilitate handling. The term "solid waste receptacles", as defined by this
               article, may also be used for storage provided they meet the requirements of this
               subsection. The number of containers shall be adequate to store one week's accumulation
               of garbage. Each container shall be kept clean so that no odor or other nuisance condition
               exists.
               
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               (d)
               
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               Refuse shall be stored in county approved and authorized disposal bags in a manner
               that will resist harborage to rodents and vermin and will not create a fire or health
               hazard. Regulated refuse under this subsection includes, but is not limited to, lumber
               boxes, barrels, bottles, cans, tires, paper cardboard, rags, old furniture and other
               bulky waste, and white goods. Useful materials, such as firewood and building materials,
               may be stored on the premises, provided they are stored in a safe manner at a reasonable
               height above ground.
               
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               (e)
               
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               No abandoned or derelict vehicle shall be placed or left outside uncovered for more
               than ten days.
               
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               (f)
               
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               No owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee of a building or dwelling, other than a licensed
               junk dealer, may place or leave, or cause to be placed or left, outside the building
               or dwelling any bulky waste for longer than seven days.
               
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               (g)
               
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               No owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee of a building or dwelling may leave outside
               the building or dwelling in a place accessible to children any abandoned or unattended
               ice box, refrigerator or other receptacle that has an airtight door without first
               removing the door.
               
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               (h)
               
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               Solid waste shall be disposed of only in one of the following ways:
               
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               (1)
               
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               In a landfill approved by the department;
               
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               (2)
               
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               In an incinerator that has all required local, state, and federal control permits;
               
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               (3)
               
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               By any other method, including recycling and resource recovery, that has been approved
               by the department; and
               
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               (4)
               
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               Only when enclosed in a county approved and authorized disposal bag or affixed with
               the proper number of county authorized and approved disposal tags.
               
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               (i)
               
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               In addition to the methods listed in subsection (g) of this section, refuse may be
               disposed of in solid waste receptacles by the county.
               
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               (j)
               
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               No person may discard, dispose, leave, or dump any solid waste on or along any street
               or highway or on public or private property unless such solid waste is placed in a
               receptacle or at a location designated for the deposit of solid waste.
               
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               (k)
               
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               Construction wastes must be disposed of at disposal sites approved and permitted by
               the department.
               
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               (l)
               
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               Regulated medical, hazardous, and radioactive waste must be disposed of according
               to written procedures approved by the department.
               
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               (m)
               
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               Any person collecting and transporting solid waste generated on such person's property
               for disposal at an approved disposal site shall comply with section VIIIF.1 and 2
               of this article concerning vehicles and containers.
               
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               (n)
               
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               All sharps shall be placed in a sealed, puncture-proof container prior to disposal.
               
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               (o)
               
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               Garbage shall be disposed of by burying or discing into the soil or by disposal at
               an approved land fill. All vegetable and crab scraps shall be disposed of within 24
               hours of creation.
               
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               (p)
               
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               Abandoned or derelict vehicles shall be disposed of pursuant to G.S.<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH20FLDAPR" class="section-link" data-product-id="14661"> ch. 20</a>.
               
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               (q)
               
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               The board is in opposition of the department permitting any type waste sites in the
               county without its prior written approval.
               
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               (r)
               
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               Refuse which is too large to fit in or too heavy to be lifted in a county approved
               and authorized storage bag must be disposed of with the proper number of county approved
               disposal tags attached to it in plain site.
               
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               (Ord. No. 116, Â§ III, 7-15-2002)
               
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